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FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge—as long as they end DEI programs
It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to ...
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FCC demographics rollback
The Fifth Circuit decided to vacate an FCC order requiring broadcasters to disclose employment demographics, including race ...
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Fifth Circuit Rebukes FCC on Race and Gender Reporting Mandate
The FCC effort to reinstate race and gender reporting for broadcasters was rejected by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
FCC’s Demographic Data Ask Vacated by Federal Appeals Court
The Federal Communications Commission lacks legal authority to re-implement an order requiring demographic data about ...
FCC commissioner rips a “weaponized” agency punishing news outlets Trump dislikes
The Democratic commissioner tore into the panel’s recent actions under its new chairman, without naming him, saying the ...
Brendan Carr stages a Trumpian show at the FCC
For years, he was a low-key conservative policy player. Now he’s using an entire agency to wage Trump’s battles.
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FCC Threatens Charlie Ergen’s Hold on Satellite, 5G Spectrum Licenses
The regulator’s letter warns of new scrutiny on Ergen’s EchoStar and considers opening satellite spectrum to rivals including ...
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'60 Minutes' producer Bill Owens steps down amid FCC investigation of CBS
The FCC is already reviewing whether the Harris interview violated "news distortion" rules. Though the agency is prohibited from censorship or infringing the First Amendment rights of media, ...